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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Gucio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Manny Pacquaio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Manny Pacquaio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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137 lbs
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175 cm
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140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Pacquaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karol Gucio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquaio misses with a few strikes there.
Gucio moves into the clinch.
Pacquaio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pacquaio working aggressively here.
Gucio blocks an elbow strike.
Pacquaio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacquaio misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Gucio with that takedown attempt.
Gucio throws a head kick but Pacquaio moves out of range.
Gucio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pacquaio is not content to let Gucio control the position.
Pacquaio tries to escape but Gucio is in control.
The referee asks Gucio politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gucio prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Gucio are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pacquaio throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Gucio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pacquaio tries to avoid it but Gucio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pacquaio to the ground. Pacquaio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gucio clinches up against the cage.
Pacquaio being controlled against the cage.
Gucio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pacquaio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Manny Pacquaio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karol Gucio.
Gucio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquaio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacquaio looks to land a body kick but Gucio moved away.
Pacquaio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gucio counters with a single leg into guard. Pacquaio didn't expect that.
Pacquaio is breathing heavily.
Pacquaio wants to stand up but Gucio is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gucio wants to control from the top but Pacquaio keeps moving.
Gucio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gucio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gucio is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pacquaio is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pacquaio has escaped and now he's on top!
Gucio wants to get back to his feet but Pacquaio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gucio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pacquaio is not content to let Gucio control the position.
Pacquaio pushes Gucio off and gets back to his feet.
Pacquaio misses with a wild combination.
Pacquaio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gucio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquaio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gucio circles away quickly and effectively.
Pacquaio throws a low kick but Gucio avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gucio slips a jab and a cross from Pacquaio.
Gucio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquaio is fending him off so far but Gucio persists. Nope, Pacquaio circles away and we're back to standing.
Pacquaio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danga de danga de dang - Pacquaio scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Pacquaio.
Gucio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch combination from Pacquaio misses.
Gucio moves into the clinch.
Gucio slowing the pace effectively.
Pacquaio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pacquaio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gucio counters by moving into the clinch.
Gucio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pacquaio just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pacquaio stops a takedown attempt from Gucio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Gucio dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A combination from Pacquaio does no damage.
A combination from Pacquaio does no damage.
Pacquaio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gucio moves into the clinch.
Gucio has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pacquaio uses from the top position.
Gucio keeping moving, preventing Pacquaio from controlling successfully.
Gucio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gucio trying to control but Pacquaio is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquaio is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gucio looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquaio is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gucio landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pacquaio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gucio on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pacquaio is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pacquaio trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gucio throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pacquaio because Gucio loaded up on that one.
Gucio tries to control but Pacquaio wriggling away.
Gucio thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gucio can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pacquaio is looking to escape.
Pacquaio trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gucio looking to control but Pacquaio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pacquaio is trying to stand up.
Gucio tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pacquaio is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gucio wants to control the pace but Pacquaio is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gucio looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karol Gucio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio throws a series of punches but Gucio avoids them all with ease.
Pacquaio throws a combination that misses
and Gucio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pacquaio's guard.
Gucio stands up and waves to Pacquaio to follow him.
Pacquaio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gucio.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquaio. No joy for Gucio on that attempt.
Pacquaio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gucio throws a head kick but Pacquaio moves out of range.
Gucio fails with a takedown attempt.
Manny Pacquaio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karol Gucio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gucio throws a push kick but Pacquaio slaps the foot to one side.
Pacquaio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gucio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pacquaio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gucio counters with a body kick that stops Pacquaio in his tracks momentarily.
Pacquaio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gucio counters by moving into the clinch.
Gucio tries to pull guard but Pacquaio holds him up against the cage and eventually Gucio drops back down to his feet.
Gucio trying to land knees to the body.
Gucio blocks the elbow strike.
Pacquaio lands a nice uppercut.
Gucio takes a shot to the head.
Pacquaio breaks the clinch.
Pacquaio tries to clinch there but Gucio circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pacquaio misses with the combination.
Gucio gets a double leg takedown into Pacquaio's guard.
Pacquaio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gucio off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gucio dodges the punch combination from Pacquaio.
Pacquaio swinging wildly here.
Manny Pacquaio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gucio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacquaio circles away.
Gucio slips a jab and a cross from Pacquaio.
Gucio throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquaio moves out of range easily.
Manny Pacquaio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pacquaio misses with a two punch combination.
Pacquaio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gucio shoots in for a takedown but Pacquaio shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquaio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gucio counters with a takedown into side control.
Pacquaio is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gucio wants to control but Pacquaio is keeping him busy.
Pacquaio tries to escape but Gucio is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gucio tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gucio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pacquaio keeps working.
Pacquaio pushes Gucio away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gucio gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gucio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pacquaio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pacquaio tries to get out of the position.
Gucio tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karol Gucio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gucio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karol Gucio!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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